Today's hike, which was mostly an excuse to view the overwintering monarch butterflies:
November 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Today's hike, which was mostly an excuse to view the overwintering monarch butterflies:
Relatedly it feels kind of odd to have Black Label and Vertigo coexisting.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Relatedly it feels kind of odd to have Black Label and Vertigo coexisting.
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Askarov with a big celebration
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Askarov with a big celebration
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Speaking of which, the big reasons I usually wear my nerd tailcoat on the airplane are that (1) it's pretty cozy and (2) it's got a bunch of pockets so normally I can just put everything into a coat pocket, throw the entire coat onto the X-ray belt, and waltz through the metal detector.
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Speaking of which, the big reasons I usually wear my nerd tailcoat on the airplane are that (1) it's pretty cozy and (2) it's got a bunch of pockets so normally I can just put everything into a coat pocket, throw the entire coat onto the X-ray belt, and waltz through the metal detector.
This is also how I found out that my nice dress shoes trigger the metal detector. And yes, it *does* feel ridiculous taking off your shoes in the PreCheck line.
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This is also how I found out that my nice dress shoes trigger the metal detector. And yes, it *does* feel ridiculous taking off your shoes in the PreCheck line.
I actually did dress up the last time I flew but that's because I was going to a wedding and didn't want to pack extra clothes when I was going to be on the ground in SoCal for less than 24 hours.
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I actually did dress up the last time I flew but that's because I was going to a wedding and didn't want to pack extra clothes when I was going to be on the ground in SoCal for less than 24 hours.
(Barkley is also the last Democratic Vice President, period, to not be the party's nominee for President at some point. Notably, post-1952 the only Dem VPs who actually *became* President were LBJ and Biden.)
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
(Barkley is also the last Democratic Vice President, period, to not be the party's nominee for President at some point. Notably, post-1952 the only Dem VPs who actually *became* President were LBJ and Biden.)
Last one was Alben Barkley in 1952 (who placed fourth in the final round of convention balloting). So you have to go back before the modern primary system.
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Last one was Alben Barkley in 1952 (who placed fourth in the final round of convention balloting). So you have to go back before the modern primary system.
Dear Marvel Comics: I would like this hat.
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Dear Marvel Comics: I would like this hat.
Key deadlines in the California budget process:
- January 10: Governor's Proposed Budget
- May 14: May Revise
- June 15: Legislature must pass the Budget Act
- June 27: The Lottery
- July 1: Fiscal year begins
- January 10: Governor's Proposed Budget
- May 14: May Revise
- June 15: Legislature must pass the Budget Act
- June 27: The Lottery
- July 1: Fiscal year begins
prop 13 turned California's state budget watch into an ancient civilization divination exercise. emperor gavin wrote into the oracle bones, and his delphic policy analysts divined the stock market gods are happy. no need for human sacrifices in the Sierras this year
For better — or worse — California's "Fiscal Outlook" is currently indexed to $NVDA
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Key deadlines in the California budget process:
- January 10: Governor's Proposed Budget
- May 14: May Revise
- June 15: Legislature must pass the Budget Act
- June 27: The Lottery
- July 1: Fiscal year begins
- January 10: Governor's Proposed Budget
- May 14: May Revise
- June 15: Legislature must pass the Budget Act
- June 27: The Lottery
- July 1: Fiscal year begins
Seeing this before looking at the context, my first reaction was "what is John Byrne claiming now?"
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Seeing this before looking at the context, my first reaction was "what is John Byrne claiming now?"
"And when has pure mathematics been anything but good clean fun?" —Larry Niven
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
"And when has pure mathematics been anything but good clean fun?" —Larry Niven
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MACKLIN CELEBRINI OT GWG HAT TRICK!
3-2 #THEFUTUREISTEAL
3-2 #THEFUTUREISTEAL
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
MACKLIN CELEBRINI OT GWG HAT TRICK!
3-2 #THEFUTUREISTEAL
3-2 #THEFUTUREISTEAL
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Macklin Celebrini on some great passing from Philipp Kurashev and Will Smith!
1-0 #TheFutureIsTeal
1-0 #TheFutureIsTeal
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Macklin Celebrini on some great passing from Philipp Kurashev and Will Smith!
1-0 #TheFutureIsTeal
1-0 #TheFutureIsTeal
I recently read those issues and I am genuinely grateful that generic Yellow Peril villain General Fang has no other appearances.
#6 does have the first appearance of the Teen Brigade though!
(Also Bruce was still using the gamma ray projector to switch in and out of Hulk form. Yeah.)
#6 does have the first appearance of the Teen Brigade though!
(Also Bruce was still using the gamma ray projector to switch in and out of Hulk form. Yeah.)
It is insane to me that John Byrne thinks the definitive Hulk is from the almost entirely forgotten Incredible Hulk #5-6, the last two issues of the original solo run.
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I recently read those issues and I am genuinely grateful that generic Yellow Peril villain General Fang has no other appearances.
#6 does have the first appearance of the Teen Brigade though!
(Also Bruce was still using the gamma ray projector to switch in and out of Hulk form. Yeah.)
#6 does have the first appearance of the Teen Brigade though!
(Also Bruce was still using the gamma ray projector to switch in and out of Hulk form. Yeah.)
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Francis Heaney’s Holy Tango of Literature.
He answers the (understudied) question of what would happen if poets and playwrights wrote works whose titles were anagrams of their names.
You can read the whole thing free here on his website here:
www.francisheaney.com/holy-tango-o...
He answers the (understudied) question of what would happen if poets and playwrights wrote works whose titles were anagrams of their names.
You can read the whole thing free here on his website here:
www.francisheaney.com/holy-tango-o...
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Francis Heaney’s Holy Tango of Literature.
He answers the (understudied) question of what would happen if poets and playwrights wrote works whose titles were anagrams of their names.
You can read the whole thing free here on his website here:
www.francisheaney.com/holy-tango-o...
He answers the (understudied) question of what would happen if poets and playwrights wrote works whose titles were anagrams of their names.
You can read the whole thing free here on his website here:
www.francisheaney.com/holy-tango-o...
Yeah, video of the second one is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYtL...
(1:33:09 if the timestamp doesn't work right)
(1:33:09 if the timestamp doesn't work right)
The 2019 Hugo Award Ceremony
YouTube video by Dublin2019
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Yeah, video of the second one is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYtL...
(1:33:09 if the timestamp doesn't work right)
(1:33:09 if the timestamp doesn't work right)
I continue to fail to understand the Sharks' fascination with Zack Ostapchuk.
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I continue to fail to understand the Sharks' fascination with Zack Ostapchuk.
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"Taken together, these qualities leave the impression that Kuang imagines her readers to be bright but easily confused children." www.thebulwark.com/p/cheap-tric...
Cheap Tricks
In R.F. Kuang’s novel ‘Katabasis,’ two philosopher-magicians wander Hell to rescue their thesis supervisor. Jejunity ensues.
www.thebulwark.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Taken together, these qualities leave the impression that Kuang imagines her readers to be bright but easily confused children." www.thebulwark.com/p/cheap-tric...
Absolutely love having to restart a multiday CD ripping operation because Windows decided to shut down overnight.
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Absolutely love having to restart a multiday CD ripping operation because Windows decided to shut down overnight.